Rhubarb Upside-Down Coffee Cake

Ingredients

• 2 cups rhubarb (diced)
• 1/3 cup sugar
• Zest of 1 orange
• 1 stick butter (melted)
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs (beaten)
• 1 cup flour

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

2. 2

   Grease a round 8-inch cake pan with shortening. Place a circle of wax paper in the bottom and grease it as well.

3. 3

   Press rhubarb evenly into bottom of the pan. Sprinkle 1/3 cup sugar over rhubarb followed by the orange zest.

4. 4

   In a large bowl, mix butter, sour cream and sugar together. Mix in eggs until smooth and then stir in flour until combined. Pour batter into pan.

5. 5

   Bake for 35-40 minutes until toothpick comes out clean.

6. 6

   Immediately loosen cake by running a knife along the sides of the pan. Remove cake by inverting pan over a plate or cake platter*. (If any rhubarb gets stuck to the pan quickly scrap it off and spread on the top of the cake.)

7. 7

   Let the cake cool and then serve. (Garnish with more orange zest if desired.)